Latest festival news – Page 2
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NewsSundance sets Robert Redford tributes, Legacy programme screenings
The festival will honour its founder during its last run in Park City.
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NewsTallinn Black Nights to open with ‘They Will Be Dust’ as part of Catalan focus
The Estonian festival runs November 7-23.
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NewsRichard Linklater updates on 20-year Paul Mescal ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ collaboration
Linklater also lamented the challenges in connecting independent films with audiences at a BFI London Film Festival talk.
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NewsLynne Ramsay reveals she is working on a Glasgow-based project, talks ‘Die My Love’
The filmmaker revealed she was unsure she would make another film after ‘You Were Never Really Here’.
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NewsFarnoosh Samadi’s Toronto title ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ scores US sale
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian drama is about a trans man and his partner travelling to a remote Iranian village to face his estranged father.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival winners led by Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Landmarks’
Kenyan film ‘One Woman One Bra’ takes first feature prize.
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NewsGerman government to support cinemas showing European and arthouse films
“We need the unifying power of film art,” says Germany’s culture minister Wolfram Weimer at launch of €7m fund for exhibitors.
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NewsFestivals should be “mindful” of the slowdown in deals done on titles, says Berlinale programmer at panel
The panel also discussed date overlaps, moving online and advocating for freedom of speech.
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News‘Dry Leaf’, ‘Secret Of A Mountain Serpent’ win top prizes at Bangkok film festival
Further prizes went to ‘Soung Of Falling’ and director Pedro Pinho.
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NewsTIFF to expand Primetime TV section for 2026 market launch edition
Executives confirmed announcement out of Mipcom.
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News‘Sound Of Falling’ triumphs at Athens International Film Festival
US director Mary Bronstein’s black comedy If I Had Legs I’d Kick You won festival’s best director award.
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NewsPaolo Strippoli’s horror ‘The Holy Boy’ racks up key international sales
Italian director’s film world premiered out of competition at Venice and is sold by Fandango.
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NewsDaniel Day-Lewis says critical response to films “matters hugely to us”
Day-Lewis gave a Screen Talk as part of the BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsRome’s Paola Malanga on how the festival is becoming a “buying ground” for Italian distributors
Italian festival kicks off its 20th edition today with the world premiere of Riccardo Milani’s comedy ’La Vita Va Cosi’
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NewsFocus Features schedules 2026 release for TIFF horror hit ‘Obsession’
Universal Pictures International to distribute outside North America.
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NewsIDFA title ‘Amilcar’, about African anti-colonialist leader, boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Documentary traces life of anti-colonialist leader Amilcar Cabral.
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NewsIDFA sexual abuse film ‘Mailin’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film documents Mailin Gobbo’s story of overcoming sexual abuse.
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NewsDoha Film Festival selects 13 titles for international feature competition
Qatar-based festival will take place from November 20-28.
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NewsEuropean Film Academy unveils 67-strong shortlist for 2026 European Film Awards
Shortlist brings together an array of festival favourites.
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NewsSingapore film festival reveals Asian competition lineup, Lucrecia Martel as jury head
Films from Tan Siyou, Yuriyan Retriever and Chen Deming among competition titles.








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